2006 Assam Legislative Assembly election


Legislative Assembly elections were held in Assam in two phases between 3 and 10 April 2006 to elect members from all List of constituencies of the [Assam Legislative Assembly|126 constituencies] of the state. Following the election, the incumbent Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi formed Second [Tarun Gogoi Ministry|his second ministry] with the support of the Bodoland People's Front.

Background

After the 2001 [Assam Legislative Assembly election|2001] elections, the Indian National Congress formed the government. In 2002, the Bodo Liberation Tigers Force and the Assam Government headed by Chief Minister, Tarun Gogoi, signed a memorandum for a peace agreement. The Bodoland Territorial Council was established in 2003 under the Sixth Schedule to the Constitution of India. In 2005, the Bollywood Hindi-language war film, Tango Charlie, was banned in Assam for allegedly defaming the Bodo people. Tribal Affairs minister, Bharat Narah, warned that a film defaming the people of Assam would not be allowed screening. Before the elections, the Indian National Congress and the Bodoland People's Front formed an electoral alliance against the opposition parties, the Asom Gana Parishad and the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Schedule

The election schedule is as follows:
Poll eventPhase 1Phase 2
Issue of notification of electionFriday Mar 10, 2006Friday Mar 17, 2006
Last date for filing nominationFriday March 17, 2006Friday March 24, 2006
Scrutiny of nominationsSaturday March 18, 2006Saturday March 25, 2006
Withdrawal of candidatureMonday March 20, 2006Monday March 27, 2006
Date of pollMonday April 3, 2006Monday April 10, 2006
Date of countingThursday May 11, 2006Thursday May 11, 2006
Date of completionSaturday May 20, 2006Saturday May 20, 2006

Results

Elected members

Aftermath

The Indian National Congress won 53 seats in the assembly. The party had a pre-election tactical seat-sharing agreement with Hagrama Mohilary, whose supporters won 11 seats as independents and joined the Bodoland People's Front. The Congress and the BPF subsequently formed a coalition government which returned to power in the 2011 elections.